Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros. (Japanese スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu, Super Mario Brothers) is a platform video game released for the Famicom on September 13, 1985 and bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America by November 17 of that year. It is considered a pseudo-sequel to the arcade game Mario Bros.. This is the first game to be set in the Mushroom Kingdom, marking the first appearances of Bowser, Princess Toadstool, and Toad, as well as Koopa Troopas, Goombas and many other Mario series enemies and allies. The game was also one of the eighteen Nintendo Entertainment System initial launch games. Super Mario Bros. was the best selling video game of all time, having sold more than 40.23 million copies worldwide as of 2003, until recently, when it was surpassed by Wii Sports with 79.18 million. It is also the best-selling game of the Wii's Virtual Console. The game was largely responsible for the initial success of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the revival of the gaming industry after the 1983 video game crash.

Story

One day, Bowser, invades the Mushroom Kingdom. He and his Koopa Troop are jealous of the kingdom, and King Bowser decides to take it for himself. To do this, Bowser casts a spell upon the kingdom and transforms all of its inhabitants into blocks, weeds, and other objects. It is foretold that only the Mushroom King's daughter Princess Toadstool can undo the spell. Knowing this, Bowser kidnaps her. Fortunately, the Mario Brothers learn about the Mushroom Kingdom's problem and race to its rescue.

The player takes the role of Mario, or in the case of a second player, Mario's brother, Luigi. The ultimate objective is to race through the worlds of the Mushroom Kingdom, evade Bowser's forces, and save the Princess.

Gameplay

Super Mario in World 1-1.

Super Mario Bros. is divided into eight worlds, each of them containing four levels. Mario has to get to the end of the level by jumping over various gaps and avoiding the enemies on his way. Mario can use several platforms (some of them collapse when Mario lands on them), stairs in the level, as well as Jumping Boards. There are also pipes along the way, some of which Mario can enter to visit various secret coin rooms before returning to the level, a bit further ahead than when he left.

Enemies include Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Buzzy Beetles, Koopa Paratroopas, Bullet Bills, Hammer Bros., and jumping Cheep-Cheeps. All these enemies can be defeated when Mario jumps on them. Koopa Troopas and Buzzy Beetles cower in their shell when jumped on, which Mario can kick to defeat other enemies with. Koopa Paratroopas lose their wings and fall to the ground when Mario jumps on them. Other enemies include Piranha Plants, the Spiny-throwing Lakitus and the Hammer Bros., and Mario has to either shoot fireballs at them or just avoid them. There are a few levels which take place underwater. In the water, Mario can swim freely from the top to the bottom of the screen. The enemies in underwater levels are Bloobers and Cheep-Cheeps. Mario can only defeat these creatures by shooting them with fireballs.

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Mario swimming in a water level.

If Small Mario takes a hit, falls down a pit, or if the Time Limit runs out, he loses a life, and restarts the level. The point where Mario continues depends on how far he ran through the level before getting defeated; either from the beginning, or at one of several invisible "checkpoints" throughout the level.

Mario can get special power-ups out of ? Blocks or, uncommonly, Brick Blocks. Most of the ? Blocks in which Mario can find these items are visible, but some are hidden and only become visible when Mario hits them from beneath. With the Super Mushroom, he turns into Super Mario. As Super Mario, he can survive the hit of an enemy one time, at the cost of turning back to Small Mario. He may also destroy empty Brick Blocks by jumping beneath them. Additionally, he can also get the Fire Flower. With the Fire Flower, Super Mario turns into Fire Mario, which allows him to shoot fireballs at enemies to defeat them from a distance. With the 1-Up Mushroom, he gains an additional life; he can also get an extra life if he collects a hundred coins. With the Starman, which can only be found in Brick Blocks, Mario turns invincible for a short amount of time, and can defeat enemies by simply touching them.

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Mario facing Bowser at the end of World 8-4.

At the end of each level, a castle stands with a flagpole nearby. When Mario reaches the flagpole, he takes down Bowser's flag and enters the castle, completing the level. The higher the spot that Mario hits the flagpole, the more points he receives. If there are two players playing the game, Luigi's turn comes whenever Mario loses a life. Luigi has no special abilities in the game that are different from Mario's.

The fourth level of each world plays inside a castle. They are usually filled with Firebars, and Podoboos. At the end of a castle level, Mario is confronted with a False Bowser in Worlds 1 - 7 and the real Bowser in World 8. Mario ordinarily has no way to hurt Bowser, and has to either use the Ax to destroy the bridge, causing either the false Bowser or the real Bowser to fall into the lava, or pelt Bowser with a number of fireballs, which produces the same result and reveals the true forms of the fakes. After defeating a false Bowser, Mario frees several Toads from the castle, at which point they say their iconic sentence: "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!". At the end of the castle in World 8, Mario frees the grateful Princess Peach and completes his adventure.

Controls

• Left and right on : Move
• Down on : Enter Warp Pipe; Duck
• : Jump
• : Dash; Throw Fireball; Select a world
• : Pause
• : Select number of players on title screen.

Hard mode

After beating the game, the player is given the option to pick a world to play in Hard Mode, where all Goombas are replaced by Buzzy Beetles, and all enemies walk faster; all of the elevator-style lifts are about sixty-percent of their original size, while Firebars appear in all possible locations. Additionally, the music is slightly faster. However, the player still has the same amount of time to complete each level. Mario or Luigi may gain no special powers in Hard Mode, and they receive no extra points when they defeat an enemy. The story remains exactly the same, as each of the first seven castles contain a Mushroom Retainer that needs rescuing, while the eighth castle has Princess Toadstool. If the player finishes the game on Hard Mode, they will not unlock anything new from the previous time the game was finished. However, points can be gained faster by jumping on a Buzzy Beetle and then running with the shell as it hits other Buzzy Beetles and Koopa Troopas. Earlier levels in Hard Mode are the same as their harder clones; for instance, 1-3, which is an easier version of 5-3 in the normal game, is identical to it in Hard Mode.

Items

Super Mario Bros. introduced some elements that made subsequent appearances in later Mario games:

Coin		A very common item, with each Coin worth 200 points. If Mario or Luigi manage to collect 100 of them, they receive an Extra Life.
Super Mushroom	File:SMB Supermushroom.svg	When one of the Mario Bros. eats one of these, he will turn into his Super form. Worth 1,000 points.
Fire Flower	File:Fire Flower.gif	This flower grants the Mario Bros. the ability to shoot fireballs. Like the Super Mushroom, it is also worth 1,000 points.
1-Up Mushroom	File:SMB 1-upmushroom.svg	A rare item; once collected, it grants the Mario Bros. an extra life. However, it is worth no points at all.
Starman		Another rare item. Makes the Mario Bros. invincible for a short amount of time. Like the Super Mushroom and Fire Flower, the Starman is also worth 1,000 points.

Transformations

Small Mario	File:SMB Smallmario.svg	Mario's weakest form used when a new game begins. If Mario touches an enemy while in this form, he loses a life.
Super Mario	File:SMB Supermario.svg	The form Mario turns into after obtaining a Super Mushroom in small form. Mario gains the ability to break Brick Blocks in this state. If Mario touches an enemy while in this form, he shrinks back to his small form.
Fire Mario	File:SMB Firemario.svg	After utilizing a Fire Flower, Mario will turn into Fire Mario, giving him the ability to defeat enemies by shooting fireballs at them. He shrinks back to his small form if touched by an enemy while in this form.
Invincible Mario		After getting a Starman, Mario will become invincible, being unable to be harmed by any enemies or obstacles. Mario can also defeat most enemies without jumping on or throwing projectiles at them. This will only last for a short period of time, and Mario will still lose a life if he falls into an abyss.

Characters

Playable

• Mario
• Luigi

Supporting

• Princess Toadstool
• Mushroom Retainer

Enemies

Bloober	File:Bloober.gif	Squid-like enemies that swim towards the player trying to hit him.
Bill Blaster		An indestructible cannon. It shoots an endless amount of Bullet Bills; however, it does nothing if the player is near it.
Bullet Bill	File:Bullit bill smb 1.PNG	Bullets that have eyes and arms. They come from Bill Blasters, and the only way to defeat them is to stomp on them or by hitting them with a Starman.
Buzzy Beetle		A small turtle that hides in its shell when jumped on just like Koopa Troopas, however it is immune to fireballs.
Cheep Cheep	File:Ani smb1cheepr.gif	A red, green or gray fish swimming in water. In certain levels such as 2-3 they will jump from water trying to hit Mario or Luigi
Firebar		Various fireballs stacked together moving either clockwise or counter clockwise. Their longitude may vary.
Goomba		Mushroom-like brown enemies that walk back and forth. They are the most weak and common enemies throughout the game and can be stomped or hit with fireballs or a Starman.
Hammer Bro.	File:Hammerbrolol.gif	Green biped Koopas wearing a helmet. They throw an endless amount of hammers towards Mario and, certain times, jump.
Koopa Paratroopa	File:KoopaParatroopaG.gif	Green or red Koopas with wings. Green species jump towards the player, red species fly back and forth, or up and down.
Koopa Troopa	File:Ani 1turtle2.gif	A turtle that can be red or green. If stomped, it retreats in its shell that can be kicked to hit other enemies and gain points. Green species walk back and forth just like Goombas, red species turn around when they find a pit.
Lakitu	File:LakuSMB.gif	A Koopa with glasses that rides a small cloud. It throws an infinite amount of Spiny Eggs towards the player.
Piranha Plant		A carnivorous plant that lives in pipes. It rises up trying to hit Mario and retreats. If Mario is near, it won't rise up.
Podoboo		A big fireball that jumps from the lava trying to hit Mario.
Spiny	File:SMBSpiny.gif	A small Koopa with a red, spiked shell: if Mario tries to stomp it, he will get damaged.
Spiny Egg	File:Spiny Egg Sprite SMB.png	A red spiked egg thrown by Lakitus. Once it hits the ground, it hatches into a Spiny.

Bosses

• False Bowser (Worlds 1 through 7)
• Bowser (World 8)

List of levels

World	Level	Setting	Enemies found
World 1	1	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa
	2	Underground	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant
	3	Athletic	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa,
	4	Castle	Firebar, False Bowser (Goomba)
World 2	1	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant
	2	Underwater	Bloober, Cheep-Cheep, Piranha Plant
	3	Athletic	Jumping Cheep-Cheep
	4	Castle	Firebar, Podoboo, False Bowser (Koopa Troopa)
World 3 (Night)	1	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Hammer Bro.
	2	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant
	3	Athletic	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	4	Castle	Firebar, Podoboo, False Bowser (Buzzy Beetle)
World 4	1	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Lakitu, Spiny
	2	Underground	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle
	3	Athletic	Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	4	Castle	Piranha Plant, Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Spiny)
World 5	1	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Bullet Bill
	2	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Bullet Bill, Hammer Bro. (Bloober, Cheep-Cheep)
	3	Athletic	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Bullet Bill
	4	Castle	Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Lakitu)
World 6 (Night)	1	Overworld	Piranha Plant, Lakitu, Spiny
	2	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle (Bloober, Cheep-Cheep)
	3	Athletic	Bullet Bill
	4	Castle	Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Bloober)
World 7	1	Overworld	Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Hammer Bro., Bullet Bill
	2	Underwater	Bloober, Cheep-Cheep, Piranha Plant
	3	Athletic	Jumping Cheep-Cheep, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa
	4	Castle	Podoboo, Firebar, False Bowser (Hammer Bro.)
World 8	1	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle
	2	Overworld	Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Buzzy Beetle, Lakitu, Spiny, Bullet Bill
	3	Overworld	Koopa Troopa, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Bullet Bill, Hammer Bro.
	4	Castle	Goomba, Koopa Paratroopa, Piranha Plant, Firebar, Podoboo, Buzzy Beetle, Hammer Bro., Bloober, Cheep-Cheep, Bowser

Glitches

Main article: List of glitches in Super Mario Bros.

Development

Super Mario Bros. was developed at the same time as The Legend of Zelda, and both shared numerous staffers: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuke, Toshihiko Nakago, Koji Kondo, Kazuaki Morita, Yasunari Nishida, and Hiroshi Yamauchi.

According to the developers, some aspects in Super Mario Bros. was taken from The Legend of Zelda; firebars were one example, as they were present in the castles in The Legend of Zelda. Miyamoto implemented Firebars into Super Mario Bros. as an obstacle.

The main goal of Super Mario Bros. was to have a character travel through many lands with all different themes to each other and it would feature a diverse terrain, such as land, water, and sky. They intended for the main character to be twice the size of the final one.

In the beginning of developing the game, Mario wasn't supposed to be a playable character from the start. Instead, the players would have to control a 16 X 32 pixel square. The square couldn't even jump and as a result, Tezuka made Mario the playable character instead of the square.

Nakago and his team, Systems Research and Development (SRD), colored the background blue in some levels. This was unusual, because video games released during this time period usually had a black background, to avoid eye-strain and to avoid getting distracted by the bright colors. After coloring the background blue in some levels, Nakago then started designing maps for this game. First, Miyamoto and Tezuka would draw the levels on paper, and then Nakago and his team would design it into the video game and program it. Miyamoto wanted levels to last about a minute long and he told SRD to do so. He then realized that it usually takes about a second to travel across a screen, and that numerous of screens would have been implemented in one stage. SRD first thought that Miyamoto would request the them to make 60 screens per stage, but Miyamoto then explained that obstacles in each screen would slow down the player's progress, which resulted in an average of about 12 screens per level. The stage with the most screens has only 32, which is about half of what SRD has expected.

Nakago stated that a lot of documents were sent to them everyday to change some aspects of stages. Adjusting conditions in the stage was a tiresome job that is not present today because of the technology now available. Everyday, the group would do all they could do of what was stated in the documents, and until would work until 10 at night. The next morning, they repeated the process.

Beta elements

Main article: List of Super Mario Bros. beta elements

The game was far more focused on action than platforming. The game was split between ground and sky segments, which had Mario shooting enemies. Mario could use weapons and the control scheme was different as a result, such as having the up arrow of the used as the jump button.

Reception

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The Super Mario Bros. Avenue in Zaragoza, Spain

Super Mario Bros. received favorable reviews and is considered one of the best games of all time. One of the most-praised aspects of the game is the precise controls in which players are able to control how far and high the characters jump and how fast they can run. The game popularized side scrolling video games, and the game received several sequels, followed by spin-offs, and many different ports and alternative versions. All characters, enemies and items found throughout the game have returned for following Mario games and the plot of Bowser kidnapping the princess has returned throughout the series.

The game was placed 14th in the 100th issue of Nintendo Power's "100 best Nintendo games of all time" in 1997. It ranked the first spot in Electronic Gaming Monthly's "Greatest 200 Games of Their Time", named in IGN's top 100 games of all time lists in 2005 and 2007, and declared the second-best Mario game of all time. IGN also placed it 3rd in their Top 100 NES Games list. Super Mario Bros. has sold 40.24 million copies, being the best-selling Mario game and the second best-selling game of all time. It has received several other works such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! and the Super Mario Bros. movie.

The game's impact on popular culture was so big that during 2010, a street in Zaragoza, Aragón (Spain) was named after this game.

References in later games

• Super Mario Bros. Special - A sequel created by Hudson.
• Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels - A direct sequel to Super Mario Bros. using many of the same sounds and sprites.
• Vs. Super Mario Bros. - This is a harder version of Super Mario Bros. for arcades.
• All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. - A remake of the '85 classic with elements that pertain to the radio program All Night Nippon replacing some of the original game's elements.
• Super Mario Bros. 2 - The non-Japanese sequel to this game. Mushrooms, Starmen, and Koopa Shells appear.
• Super Mario Bros. 3 - Bowser returns along with the rest of the Koopa Troop, as well as elements from the original Super Mario Bros.. When Princess Toadstool is saved, she says, "Thank you! But our Princess is in another castle!…Just kidding! Ha ha ha! Bye-bye. That is a reference to Toad's lines in this game.
• Super Mario Land - Mario's sprite in this game is near identical to his sprite from Super Mario Bros. Gameplay is also near identical.
• Alleyway - Several sprites from Super Mario Bros. appear in bonus levels.
• Super Mario World - If the player waits on the Special World map for two minutes, a remix of the Super Mario Bros. overworld theme will start playing.
• Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars - If the player goes behind a curtain in Booster Tower, Mario briefly turns into his 8-bit sprite from Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario 64 - Outside the Warp Pipe that leads to the final boss, carved into pillars are what look like sprites of Mario and Bowser from this game.
• Paper Mario - If Mario jumps into a huge vase in a room in the first floor of the Boo's Mansion, he will become 8-bit. Unlike Paper Mario: The Thousand Year-Door, his allies will not become an 8-bit form.
• Luigi's Mansion - Although not distinctly noted as such, the idea of King Boo using a Bowser decoy (through magic of his) may be loosely based on the seven False Bowsers in this game.
• Super Mario Sunshine - A castle level is seen when Mario first met F.L.U.D.D.. The secret levels play this game's main theme, and various 8-bit pattern are seen in the background of the secret levels of Ricco Harbor and Sirena Beach.
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 - Some of the available levels for World-e include reproductions of this game's Worlds 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 2-2 in Super Mario Advance 4's style. Only World 1-1 was made available outside Japan.
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - At the Border between Mushroom Kingdom and Beanbean Kingdom, there's a mini-game called Border Jump that uses the Level end of most levels in the original game (including the Flagpole that was used to tell time in the game). Also there is a 2D obstacle room before Roy's room which ends with Mario getting the axe and burning the Bowser decoy above a lava bridge.
• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - If the player jumps up into a vent and then comes down into the changing room in the X-Naut Fortress then Mario and all his allies will become 8-bit and similar in style to the Super Mario Bros. sprites.
• Mario Superstar Baseball - The loading screen has Mario hitting a ? Block in graphics from Super Mario Bros..
• Mario Tennis: Power Tour - In the ending, a remixed main theme song plays.
• Mario & Luigi Partners in Time - Toadsworth the Younger states when Baby Peach flies away "You will save her, won't you? I assure you she's NOT in another castle.", referencing to the Mushroom Retainers famous line "Thank you, Mario! But our princess is in another castle!".
• Tetris DS - The first two levels were World 1-1, 3 and 7 were underground based, 8 and 9 are up in heights, and 10 was a castle.
• New Super Mario Bros. - Many things from Super Mario Bros. return here, such as- Flagpoles, Warp Zones (in the form of cannons). And, when connecting to a multiplayer game, Mario can be seen running what looks like world 1-2. Also, a close-up of Mario from Super Mario Bros. as well as a picture from said game are unlockable backgrounds.
• Mario Hoops 3-on-3 - In Bloocheep Sea, a remixed song of the underwater theme is played; in Mario Stadium, one can see an 8-bit Mario chasing two Goombas.
• Super Paper Mario - The sprites of Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Bowser appear around said character when they collect the Pal Pills. Also, when any character (including a Koopa Troopa) grabs a Mega Star, they turn into a huge version of their Super Mario Bros. sprites. (Mario and Luigi are their small forms in both). A portion of Chapter 3-1 is also exactly identical to World 1-2.
• Super Mario Galaxy - In Toy Time Galaxy, there's a huge 8 bit Mario/Luigi and plays the main theme of Super Mario Bros.
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl - The stage Mushroomy Kingdom is based on worlds 1-1 and 1-2 of this game. It also has arranged tracks from this game, which are the two versions of the Overworld Theme, the Underground Theme, and the Underwater Theme.
• Wii Sports Resort - In Island Flyover, if the player flies by the Hillside Cabins, the Super Mario Bros. overworld and game over theme can be heard.
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii - The second level of Coin Battle World looks exactly like 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.
• Mario Kart 7 - Piranha Plant Pipeway is heavily based on the underground levels of this game.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 - The first course in Coin Rush's Gold Classics Pack is based off World 1-1 and World 1-2. Also the last course is based off of Bowser's Castle.

Alternate versions and re-releases

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The 25th anniversary remake, with all the question marks on the ? Blocks changed to number 25's.

The 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet cartridge.

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The playable demo in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

• 1985 - Original Nintendo Entertainment System release (US/Japan)
• 1985 - Ported into the American arcade machine Nintendo PlayChoice-10.
• 1986 - Re-released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan.
• 1986 - Released as a Game & Watch title.
• 1986 - Released in arcades as Vs. Super Mario Bros..
• 1988 - Re-released on the NES in the US as part of the 2-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt compilation, packaged with the NES Action Set.
• 1988 - Re-released on the NES in Europe as part of the Super Mario Bros./Tetris/Nintendo World Cup compilation, sold alone or with the Top Loader.
• 1990 - Re-released on the NES in the US as part of the 3-in-1 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet compilation, packaged with the NES Power Set.
• 1990 - Re-released on the NES as part of Nintendo World Championships 1990
• 1993 - Remake available on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as part of the Super Mario All-Stars compilation (known as Super Mario Collection in Japan). Graphics and sound were updated, and many glitches were removed.
• 1994 - Remake available on the SNES in the US as part of the Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World compilation, packaged with the SNES Mario Set.
• 1999 - Remake released on the Game Boy Color as Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. The game featured the original game's graphics but loads of additional content.
• 2001 - The original game is available as an unlockable NES game in Animal Crossing. Unfortunately, it can currently only be unlocked using a cheating device.
• 2004 - The original game was re-released on the Game Boy Advance as part of the NES Classics / Famicom Mini collection, celebrating 20 years of the Famicom in Japan. It was also re-released on September 13, 2005 in Japan to celebrate 20 years of the original NES game.
• 2006 - Available on the Wii as part of the Virtual Console.
• 2008 - Available in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable demo.
• 2010 - Remake released with Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition.
• 2010 - Virtual Console remake with the question marks on the ? Blocks replaced with "25", exclusively bundled with a special, red Wii.
• 2011 - Released on the 3DS as part of the Virtual Console. It is a free download for those who purchased a 3DS prior to the August 12th price drop. The full release version was released on January 5, 2012 in Japan, on February 16, 2012 in North America and on March 1, 2012 in Europe and Australia.

Staff

Main article: List of Super Mario Bros. staff

Quotes

• "We wanted to make a big Mario running around beneath a blue sky. We squeezed as much as we could out of the NES technology." — Shigeru Miyamoto, Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet
• "Developing this game was fun because it felt like we were solving a puzzle as we were making it." — Takashi Tezuka, Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet
• "There was so much enthusiasm on this project because we were trying to create something that had never been done before." — Koji Kondo, Super Mario History 1985-2010 Booklet
• "Thank you Mario! But our princess is in another castle!" — Mushroom Retainer, Super Mario Bros.
• "Thank you Mario! Your quest is over. We present you a new quest." — Princess Toadstool, Super Mario Bros.

Trivia

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The original story of Super Mario Bros. (with prototype character designs) as seen on a Korean flyer. The artwork illustrates the magical capabilities that Bowser had when he and his forces were taking over the Mushroom Kingdom.

• The original game manual, the Super Mario Bros. Deluxe manual and the Virtual Console page of this game state that Koopas used black magic to aid their conquest of the Mushroom Kingdom (and turn the "Mushroom People" into stone, bricks and plants); though the only other occurrences of this is by the Koopalings in Super Mario Bros. 3 and Bowser in Paper Mario (with the aid of the Star Rod) and in Mario Party 8.
• The Super Mario Bros. Stamps set was released in Japan at the end of May 2007. The stamps feature sprites of characters and items from this game.
• On the Wii Shop Channel, the loading screen for downloading any title is Mario or Luigi hitting Brick Blocks and collecting Coins, sometimes with a Fire Flower.
  • Sometimes, both Bros. are shown swimming collecting coins.
• Guinness Book of World Records 2011 Gamer's Edition stated that this game was also remade on the Nintendo 64, which is false.
• The Hurry Up theme, original and remixed, is used in many other sub-series of Mario games such as Mario Kart (to indicate the final lap).
• When Mario or Luigi are powered up by the Starman in the original game, one of the sprites that can be seen resembles the sprite for Fire Mario and Fire Luigi from the NES version of Super Mario Bros. 3, except that its hat is red rather than orange. This sprite is also seen when Mario or Luigi power up after obtaining a Fire Flower.
• The Japanese word for Fire Flower is "hi-bana." The Japanese word for the fireworks that occasionally appear when Mario/Luigi beats a level is "hana-bi", an anagram of the above.
• Nobody actually knows the release date of Super Mario Bros. in North America